JB,
No, it doesn't bore me to tears; rather it engenders sympathy. I'm not unfamiliar with times when it seemed things are going to hell in a handbasket and the harder I tried the worse it got. I generally laugh at myself then. It doesn't change anything at all except my outlook and attitude. Worry when you can't laugh anymore.
Don't worry about the drives. I don't think you are smart enough to blow them up. If I'm wrong, you'll get new ones and that's a promise. You are doing a good thing helping others.
Mariss